9 JULY 1988, page 39

Before Munich

Before Munich Sir: It may well be true, as suggested by William Deedes ('My Munich', 4 June) that Baldwin would have lost the 1935 election on a programme of rearmament, and......

Dominic Elwes

Dominic Elwes Sir: Alastair Forbes in his review of Brian Masters's book on Aspinall, (18 June), which has taken some time to reach me here, mentions my reporting on the Lucan......

Paisley Kiss

Paisley kiss Sir: What an innocent we have dwelling in West Kilbride (Letters, 11 June). He lived in Paisley for years and has never been kissed. Christian Orr Ewing 12 St......

Ps Off

PS off Sir: The writers of junk mail ('Pipped at the postscript', 18 June) use the devices described (accurately) by Ian Samuel because they work. This is true even when one is......

Incontinent

Incontinent Sir: I belong to a family of avid Spectator readers, so avid, indeed, that they refuse to subscribe! 'Why?' I hear your marketing people ask in despair, as they try......

Little Things

Little things Sir: In reply to. Mr van den Haag's query (Letters, 28 May) about the feminist position on Mr Johnson's redundancy: 'an erect male penis' is too small a thing to......

Vive Le Metro

Vive le metro Sir: La difference in style between the Paris Metro and the London Underground was demonstrated by the reply of a female ticket collector to my uncle when he had......

Below Stairs

Below stairs Sir: As a new reader of The Spectator I am Unfamiliar with Auberon Waugh's writing. Is he serious, humorous or mad? After reading 'A second shot at solving the......